Giant blind snake

Giant blind snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Rena
Species:
R. maxima
Binomial name
Rena maxima
(Loveridge, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Leptotyphlops maximus
    Loveridge, 1932
  • Rena maxima
    — Adalsteinsson et al., 2009

The giant blind snake (Rena maxima) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Geographic range

R. maxima is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca, and Puebla.

Description

The largest recorded specimen of R. maxima is a female with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 33 cm (13 in) plus a tail 1.8 cm (0.71 in) long.

Reproduction

R. maxima is oviparous. Clutch size may be as large as seven eggs.

References

  1. ↑ Canseco-Márquez, L.; Mendoza-Quijano, F. (2007). "Rena maxima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007 e.T64059A12740985. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64059A12740985.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Rena maxima at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  4. ↑ "Leptotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  5. 1 2 Santos-Bibiano, Rufino; Florentino Melchior, Laura I.; Beltrán-Sánchez, Elizabeth; Méndez-de la Cruz, Fausto R. (2016). "Rena maxima (Giant Blindsnake). Clutch size and maximum length". Mesoamerican Herpetology 3 (2): 503-504.

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